PM Modi receives Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Award for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
This honour is not mine but of the crores of Indians who not only fulfilled the Swachh Bharat dream but also made it a part of their daily lives, PM Modi said after receiving the award.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday received the Global Goalkeeper Award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for his government’s initiatives on sanitation, including the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Goalkeepers is the foundation’s campaign to accelerate progress towards sustainable development goals. Modi has been chosen for the award — one of the most prestigious awards in the development sector — for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which was among the first programmes announced by him in his first stint as prime minister.
This honour is not mine but of the crores of Indians who not only fulfilled the Swachh Bharat dream but also made it a part of their daily lives, Modi said on accepting the award. Receiving the award in the year of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary was significant for him, the prime minister said, adding that when 130 crore people take a pledge, any challenge can be overcome.
